One Little Word 2010

I think I´m going with GROW. Feeling unsure about it. In doubt whether this word can be combined with DH, kids and all, because I´m looking especially at it as personal growth. After such a time taking care of other people´s growth.

My 2010 word is FOCUS - I've been so scattered and I'm guilty of spreading myself too thin. It's time to bring it all back to what's important to me.

I believe my word last year was Strength, and this year my word is STORY. 2009 was a journey of lessons, heartbreak, pain, self-discovery, self-awareness, and bittersweetness. For 2010, I want it to be about my STORY of my intentions for the year.

My word has to be peace. Peace in so many ways, in so many parts of my life..just...peace. I read in a Buddhist garden in Thailand that "Peace is the ultimate bliss" and bliss was my last word, so...peace.

Ali this is such a great concept! I had never heard of this before but I think it's such a motivational way to start out the year. I have been thinking about it the last couple of days...my word is SIMPLIFY. I have two teens and two small children and a husband that works three jobs. I have a part-time job as well. My life and home just feel unorganized and crazy and it is time to take control and make life a little more structured and simple.

Wish you all the best for the next year Debbie. Stay focused! ;)

This past year my word was FAITH. This year I am going with HOPE.

Thanks Ali for sharing! I found you through Calli's Make it Do blog. I'm jumping in with both feet! My word for 2010 is Transformation.

Focus. I LOVE and NEED my creative time, but always seem to have so many ideas, so many things I want to create, so many techniques I want to learn that I am easily distracted and fail to do/finish/learn anything. So my word for 2010 is FOCUS.

My word was going to be Healthy but then I saw someone chose Reduce and that fits better. I need to Reduce my weight and stress. I need to Reduce the clutter in the house. 2010 is going to be a great year!

I think my word for 2010 will be: Change. I am getting ready to make a major job change, we are moving from one state to another and I am anticipating a 'life style' change. With my current job I don't really have time to have a life outside of work...I am looking foward in my new job (working for the same company but from my home office) being able to truly enjoy life to its fullest. Craeting a new 'normal' for me and my hubby.

Thanks Ali, I love this idea and my word for 2010 is Confidence. It's perfect because I am a new mom and I want to show my daughter what a confident woman is so she will always be confident in herself. Keeping her in mind will help me make decisions based on what's best for my family, not what I feel pressured to do.

We're in the same place Beatriz :) My word is 'create' too, for exactly the same reasons. Have a happy, creative 2010!

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My word for 2010 is HOME. I would like to be home, enjoy home, create home, relish home and share home.

I have been following your blog for some time now but have never chosen a word-I could never find just one word. But this year my word is nurture- this year I will nurture myself, my kids, my husband, my work and my relationships. It makes sense.

I posted my word as "order" the other day. I was just coming back online to change my word to "focus". It kept nagging at me and I realized that without better focus, I'll never have the order that I crave so much.

My 2010 word is ENCOURAGE-
-My self to have the tenacity to become who I want to be
-My 6 children to do the best they can and be happy with who they are and what they have
-My Hubby to be happy and love himself
-All of us to be kinder and more positive to those around us
I also love the word SERVICE-something I'm planning on our family doing a lot of in the coming year :)
Hugs,
Gretch

My word for 2010 is BALANCE. I am going to strive for balance in all areas of my life...home, school, work, crafting, friendships, spirituality, family... so that I may enjoy each experience, no matter how big or small, to the fullest.
While I doubt that it will be a year completely free of late night work sessions to meet deadlines, I hope to reduce those times to a single digit number. (confession: I do secretly love the challenge of deadlines and work quite well when I need to meet them ;-))
A life lived well and whole heatedly is something I strive for, and this year I plan to concentrate on that even more.

My word is Family. We're moving into a new house in January and we're going to be trying for a baby soon too. It's going to be a great year

loveeeee this!

The first word was wait. Then there was overcome. And this year is GO. I feel that there are "stories" I need to tell, in places I've never been.
Your word - story - is one very near and dear to my heart. It's what I do. I am a photographic storyteller... I'm just beginning my career, inspired by things never said, connections, and weaving our place into this world.
Have you read Storycatcher by Christina Baldwin? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1577316037/flatwave-20#noop
I think you would love it. I don't agree with her beliefs, but I definitely agree in our responsibility to make our connection concrete - to weave a familiar path for others to follow.
Wishing you and your beautiful family MUCH love and happiness in the new year!

My word for 2010 is "be"....lots of things I can fill in with the word be. But first on the list is "be" better, "be" stronger, "be" more efficient, "be" a better listener. I could go on and on...I've actually started practicing my word already. I'm not waiting for the new year to officially start. When I'm frustrated or stressed....I've been reminding myself "be" better (in how I react to situations) and it has been a good reminder for me. In 2010 I want to "be" better, "be" the person that I really can "be" and not "be" a procrastinator and "be" on time. I think you get the picture...I can fill in my word of the year with a lot of different choices. Thanks to Ali for starting the word of the year tradtion.

I've been thinking about my word for a couple of weeks already. And my first thoughts were that I wanted the opposite of 'procrastinate'. I even looked things up on thesaurus.com. Most of the words were not very positive to me. Thinks like 'hasten', 'hurry' and 'accelerate'. Those won't work since I do not want to have a hurried life. There was one that I liked ADVANCE. But I still wasn't sure.
Then I started reading through all these comments. What a help! And I think I will be joining Kristi and Debbie by choosing FOCUS as my word. It works in so many ways for me.
Thanks ladies!

This year my word was 'complete', for the same reasons.